BREITBART IS HERE — There is a new street art poster that's being emailed around and will no doubt eventually be spotted on a street corner near you. It's a gritty black and white image of Andrew Breitbart looking both battle-worn and ever vigilant with the caption: “BREITBART IS HERE.”

Obama shifts healthcare defense — The Obama administration has shifted its legal arguments as it prepares to defend the president's healthcare law before the Supreme Court. — Written briefs in the landmark case increasingly have focused on a part of the Constitution that didn't get much attention in lower courts.

Natural Born Drillers — To be a modern Republican in good standing, you have to believe — or pretend to believe — in two miracle cures for whatever ails the economy: more tax cuts for the rich and more drilling for oil. And with prices at the pump on the rise, so is the chant of “Drill, baby, drill.”

Obama's oil flimflam — Yes, of course, presidents have no direct control over gas prices. But the American people know something about this president and his disdain for oil. The “fuel of the past,” he contemptuously calls it. To the American worker who doesn't commute by government motorcade …

Romney, Santorum Stir Less Enthusiasm Than McCain Did — Romney generates same level of enthusiasm now as in early 2008 — PRINCETON, NJ — A little more than one-third of Republicans say they would vote “enthusiastically” for either Mitt Romney or Rick Santorum if either candidate were to win their party's nomination for president.

Hatch cheered by initial GOP caucus reports — Politics » Many say the U.S. Senate election in Utah will be decided by what happens in these neighborhood meetings. — | The Salt Lake Tribune — About 150 Republicans met in the gymnasium of Washington Elementary Thursday night …

Suspect in Afghan Attack ‘Snapped,’ U.S. Official Says — WASHINGTON — The American staff sergeant suspected of killing 16 Afghan villagers had been drinking alcohol — a violation of military rules in combat zones — and suffering from the stress related to his fourth combat tour and tensions …

Five Problems with Homosexual “Marriage” — It's a sure sign of spring, as predictable as the Red Sox at spring training, the swallows returning to Capistrano, and the flowing of green beer on St. Patrick's Day. I'm referring of course to the public re-appearance of the determined proponents of homosexual marriage.

Santorum Promises Broad War on Porn — You had better not be watching what Rick Santorum thinks you're watching. (Image via Wikipedia) — The Daily Caller flags a little-discussed position paper on Rick Santorum's campaign website—his pledge to aggressively prosecute those who produce and distribute pornography.

Stronger, but Not Secure — President Obama's approval rating among key groups is approaching his actual share of the 2008 vote. — Boosted by growing optimism about the economy, President Obama is showing signs of reassembling the coalition of support that powered him to his 2008 presidential victory.

Bigot Chris Matthews' War On Catholics And Mormons — Bias: Having lost that tingly feeling up his leg, MSNBC's Chris Matthews savages GOP presidential candidates as belonging to cults. Well, at least they didn't spend two decades listening to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

Male Fruit Flies, Spurned by Females, Turn to Alcohol — They were young males on the make, and they struck out not once, not twice, but a dozen times with a group of attractive females hovering nearby. So they did what so many men do after being repeatedly rejected: they got drunk, using alcohol as a balm for unfulfilled desire.

Dick Lugar vows to appeal ruling — For the moment, Dick Lugar can't even vote to save himself. — A local election board ruled Thursday that the six-term senator has abandoned his Indiana home and cannot cast a ballot in the state he represents. The Indiana Republican is up for re-election …

Obama's 2012 campaign is watching you — President Barack Obama wants companies such as Google and Facebook to reform their privacy practices. — But that's not stopping his re-election campaign from tapping the rich data Internet companies hold on millions of potential voters.

Italy Said to Pay Morgan Stanley $3.4 Billion — The Real Deal: Italy Pays Morgan Stanley Billions — When Morgan Stanley (MS) said in January it had cut its “net exposure” to Italy by $3.4 billion, it didn't tell investors that the nation paid that entire amount to the bank to exit a bet on interest rates.

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